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Dose IOS 10 beta 3 kinda safe to install on my personal phone?
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I don't see any issues, but would wait until Public Beta 2 drops. I feel like the latest beta (Dev Beta 3) runs better than iOS 9 ever did.
I am using it as a daily, nothing too significant thus far to make me remove it, but there are bugs that are annoying.
Once the betas hit public they are usually pretty good. The biggest issue you might have is some app you use not working.
Thanks for the comments! Whats the difficulty level with reverting back if I am unhappy with the public Beta? Back when I used to install non-dev approved versions I would lose all the data I had built up while running the Beta because when I reverted back I had to restore from an old backup that was made right before installing the Beta.
Would classify as moderate difficulty. To avoid significant data loss, make a backup of your phone pre-beta and archive the backup (so it doesn't get overwritten by any iOS 10 backups). Then, at least you will have data up to when you install.
me install good note bad doses. kinda smooth mmm
I've run betas all the way back to iOS 7. I'm just on public betas now; I won't bother with the dev betas since I'm not actively developing.
I've got it on my one and only iPhone. My iPad is now too old to run 10, so this is the only way I can do it if I want it. It's more than stable enough for me, but my phone isn't for work. Keep a nightly backup, get used to battery life being inconsistent and possibly having weird data spikes now and then, but otherwise, it's fine.
I've got it on my one and only iPhone. My iPad is now too old to run 10, so this is the only way I can do it if I want it. It's more than stable enough for me, but my phone isn't for work. Keep a nightly backup, get used to battery life being inconsistent and possibly having weird data spikes now and then, but otherwise, it's fine.
Just installed PB2 on my iPhone 6S. No major issues except the initial spike in battery consumption (which should diminish as I've read) and the constant scroll to the bottom of the page when hitting backspace while typing this post...
Installed second version of public beta today and so sar so good no lag getting in and out of the apps or navigating around, where was this smoothness and fluidity when 6 initially came out running iOS 9? They did say iOS 10 was about refinement!
This is unbelievable! Normally Apple would make it so that newer versions of iOS would actually slow things down on older devices but my now two year old phone feels fresh and fairly quick handling iOS 10!
Winning!
You know that lag or occasional choppy animations we're supposed to have especially when your phone is two years old?? Haven't noticed ANY of that!
This is unbelievable! Normally Apple would make it so that newer versions of iOS would actually slow things down on older devices but my now two year old phone feels fresh and fairly quick handling iOS 10!
Winning!
You know that lag or occasional choppy animations we're supposed to have especially when your phone is two years old?? Haven't noticed ANY of that!
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hey guys, so public beta 1 was expected to be buggy as heck but is public beta 2 any better? is it a good use for a daily or do you not recommend it and suggest i wait for public beta 3 perhaps? its a beta afterall but if its runs well then thats all that matters
[doublepost=1469109062][/doublepost]I just downloaded it yesterday and am using it as my daily driver. So far, there's nothing serious I've noticed in the build. For me personally, iMessages has an occasional crash and the Bluetooth launcher from Swipe Up on the Homescreen can be slow to respond, but other than that am very satisfied. Nothing that impairs me from all-day use.
and would you say the update is worth it with fresh features to try and enjoy? or its more or less like ios 9? im trying to see if its justifiable to sacrifice a reliable 9.3 iphone 6s with a ios 10 public beta
Remember that all the texting features are to iOS 10 only, so if you're hoping to try that you need to know someone else on the Beta. It's a nice upgrade in many ways, but if you're concerned about stability, I would stay put.
Overall it works very well. I've noticed some battery drain issues, but that's about it.
There are still a few apps that I know of that are not yet compatible. Make sure that your important apps are supported before you take the plunge. An incompatible app that is a deal breaker for my daughters is Kingdom Hearts. For me, I am missing the BofA app. Most apps work fine and the update is well worth doing. Public Beta 2 is definitely better than 1 (battery is better and more stable overall).
Anyone have the iPad Air on beta 2? I tried beta 1... It was OK but the App Store didn't work and animations were a little laggy.
All of the annoyances I had from Beta 1 are gone, but I have noticed occasional hangs where the phone becomes non-responsive for about 5-10 seconds. This has happened twice since yesterday afternoon and mostly seems to happen while in Chrome. Not horrible, but just something I've noticed.
It's running quite well on my iPad mini 2, which has the same internals as the Air
